The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1887-01-27
HOUSE


House was called TO order in absence of
he speaker by the clerk
Mr., Browning was elected speaker pro
tenn.
Prayer wac offered by Rev. W. w. Pin
son.
Bills oto. wero offered and whore not
otherwise disposed of wore referred MS
follows;
By Gresham Petition Of citizens Of
Galveston county against amending tho
city charter. Also, bill amending articles
1880 aud 1888, revised statutes
BY Graves Petition Tor charterlng
private corporations.
by Faubion Petition on same subject.
By Payne--Pehtion for repeating the
hog law.
BY Mills, Gill; Crisen5erry, Baird Tate,
WhatIey, Newton, Buchanan, Parks and
others Petitions of citizens of several
counties as to tho creation Of the new
county of Ross most Of them IN favor of
the proposition.
By Grace-Potitiou of j. NJ. Bates and
others for compensation for services TO
the state.
BY McGehec Petition for state rotor.
matOry.
BY Latimcr Petition for exemptiug
Palo Pinto county from the animal in
spectiOu law.
by the chair, Browning Petition of.
citizens OF Wichita and WibarSer couU
ties, asking exemption from taxes Of 1896
ON account OF the drouth
The chaplain, Rev. L. 5. Mitchell, was
excused for the day on account OF sick
ness.
In his family.
ny Plumley Of oolored citi-
zens of Galveston for an agricultural col
lege for colored youth.
BY ADMINISTRATION for relief from
taxes in Palo Pinto county.
BY Battle--Petition of storm sufferers
in Brazoria county for relief.
BY Smith, of Travis-Bill requiring
cotton ginners and buyers to keep records
of their transactions.
BY Meson-Prescribing court terms in
the Sth district.
Resolution OF coincidence with Mr..
Finger, one of the clerks of the house, on
account of the death of his father, Mr..
Louis Finger, was adopted and ordered
spread on the minutes.
BY Blair-Bill Amending article 1885, |
revised tatutes.
by hudgi Amending article 1888, re |
vised statutes
BY Hudgins Amending article 2S51,
revised statutes.
BY Experimenting article 1858, re-
yised statutes.
BY Utiger- Amending article 1854, code
procedure.
BY Fuller-Amending article 1894, code |
procedure.
BY Misunderstanding article $50, |
code procedure.
BY MISUNDERSTANDING purchase of !
land at or near Marble Falls, for re
formatory, for youthful convicts.
BY Williamson-Repea article 7S2, |
of the penal code.
By Graves Providing for public re-
ceivers and their duties in certain cases.
BY McGaughey- to destruction |
of county vouchers.
BY Robinson, of Bexar-Limitiug liza |
bility in civil causes. Also amending the
law of criminal libel
BY Moore, of Travis-Amending article
1893, of the election law, as to placing
names of candi ates on tickets.
By Baird, of Brown Providing for q
live stock sanitary commission.
BY Jones, of Panola-Giyiug laborers
lien for labor on farm produce
By Groce-Amending the law as 90
manner Of returning dispositions.
By Shelburne---Amend the game
law.
Speaker Pendleton was on motion ex-
cused on account of sickness.
BY Sharp-Compelling railroad COM
panies 20 have double deck cars for sheep
and goats.
BY Prendergast- Prohibiting land cor
poiations from acquiring lands in this
state and fixing time in which those held
by them may be alienated.